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1917 Japanese general election

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FieldValue
countryEmpire of Japan
typeparliamentary
election_date20 April 1917
previous_election1915 Japanese general election
previous_year1915
next_election1920 Japanese general election
next_year1920
seats_for_electionAll 381 seats in the House of Representatives
majority_seats191
image_size130x130px
image1Takashi Hara posing.jpg
leader1Hara Takashi
party1Rikken Seiyūkai
last_election131.54%, 108 seats
seats1165
seat_change157
popular_vote1504,720
percentage138.80%
swing17.27pp
image2Takaaki Kato suit.jpg
leader2Kato Takaaki
party2Kenseikai
last_election251.63%, 213 seats
seats2121
seat_change292
popular_vote2467,518
percentage235.94%
swing215.69pp
image3Inukai Tsuyoshi.jpg
leader3Inukai Tsuyoshi
party3Rikken Kokumintō
last_election37.51%, 27 seats
seats335
seat_change37
popular_vote3125,974
percentage39.68%
swing32.17pp
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister after election
before_electionTerauchi Masatake
before_partyIndependent politician
after_electionTerauchi Masatake
after_partyIndependent politician

General elections were held in Japan on 20 April 1917. The Rikken Seiyūkai party led by Hara Takashi emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 165 of the 381 seats.

Electoral system

The 381 members of the House of Representatives were elected in 51 multi-member constituencies based on prefectures and cities. Voting was restricted to men aged over 25 who paid at least 10 yen a year in direct taxation.

Results

Notes

References

References

  1. Thomas T Mackie & Richard Rose (1991) ''The International Almanac of Electoral History'', Macmillan, p281
  2. Mackie & Rose, p276
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